International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) develops and manufactures ingredients and solutions used in food, beverages, personal care products, fragrances, household products, pharmaceuticals and other consumer goods. The company works with manufacturers to create flavors, fragrances, functional ingredients and sensory experiences for products sold under consumer brands.

IFF’s portfolio includes natural and synthetic flavor compounds, fragrance ingredients, specialty ingredients, food texturants, enzymes, cultures, probiotics and pharmaceutical excipients. Its biosciences and specialty-ingredient technologies support applications such as food preservation, texture enhancement, nutrition, health and wellness, and personal care formulations.

The company traces its origins to the merger of van Ameringen-Haebler and Polak’s Frutal Works in 1958. IFF expanded its food and nutrition capabilities through its 2021 merger with DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences business. Today, it serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other international markets through a global network of research, manufacturing and commercial operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $84.04 to $84.89
• 50-Day Range: $80.44 to $88.08
• 52-Week Range: $59.14 to $89.32
• Volume: 1.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.83 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 77.60
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: $92.69
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

International Flavors & Fragrances scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 115th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

International Flavors & Fragrances has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for International Flavors & Fragrances is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

International Flavors & Fragrances has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.74%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for International Flavors & Fragrances are expected to grow by 30.74% in the coming year, from $3.09 to $4.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of International Flavors & Fragrances is 77.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of International Flavors & Fragrances is 77.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.42.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

International Flavors & Fragrances has a PEG Ratio of 3.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

International Flavors & Fragrances has a P/B Ratio of 1.53. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.39% of the float of International Flavors & Fragrances has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

International Flavors & Fragrances has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.77.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in International Flavors & Fragrances has recently decreased by 1.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

International Flavors & Fragrances pays a meaningful dividend of 1.89%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

International Flavors & Fragrances does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of International Flavors & Fragrances is 146.79%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, International Flavors & Fragrances will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.60% next year. This indicates that International Flavors & Fragrances will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

International Flavors & Fragrances has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for International Flavors & Fragrances this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for IFF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added International Flavors & Fragrances to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, International Flavors & Fragrances insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,315,659.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.07% of the stock of International Flavors & Fragrances is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.02% of the stock of International Flavors & Fragrances is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IFF
• CIK: 51253
• Web: www.iff.com
• Phone: (212) 765-5500
• Fax: 212-708-7132
• Employees: 21,500
• Year Founded: 1889

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for International Flavors & Fragrances: $92.69
• High Price Target: $105.00
• Low Price Target: $71.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 77.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.37
• P/E Growth: 3.29
• Net Income: -$361 million
• Net Margins: 2.78%
• Pretax Margin: 4.18%
• Return on Equity: 7.11%
• Return on Assets: 3.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 2.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.98
• Cash Flow: $7.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.63
• Book Value: $55.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 255,150,000
• Free Float: 252,420,000
• Market Cap: $21.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.91